Temperature reaches 30°C in central Tokyo – latest ‘midsummer day’ on record since 1875

Japan Today21 October 2026, 07:38 UTCJapan

Parts of the Japanese archipelago experienced an unseasonably hot day on Wednesday — technically classified as a "midsummer day" (where temperatures reach 30°C or higher). In central Tokyo,…

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